The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.3° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 10AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
9
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
367
358
358
143
341
292
279
268
201
166
395
243
294
259
229
223
193
186
155
130
126
127
127
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:44PM1.17m
1:08PM1.38m
00:23AM1.02m
2:20PM1.36m
1:27AM0.90m
3:34PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.36m
7:32PM0.72m
6:55AM0.41m
9:08PM0.75m
7:52AM0.45m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
5
4
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
17
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